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  • Myripristis toliapicus
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  • Beerichthys ingens
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Micrornatus (Eocoelopoma) hopwoodi

Scientific Classification

Class:               Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)

Order:              Scombriformes

Family:             Scombridae

Genus:             Micrornatus (Eocoelopoma)

Species:          hopwoodi (Casier 1966)

This species is known from only one specimen, a complete skull in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Originally described within the Eocoelopoma genus, more recent research (Beckett and Friedman 2015) has reassigned this specimen to the genus Micrornatus through the use of CT tomography techniques to look at skull bones not seen on the surface. In addition, the teeth of Micrornatus are much more slender and elongated than in Eocoelopoma.

Distinguishing Characteristics:
  • Sclerotic ossicle present in orbit (1)
  • Very thin, sharp teeth (2)
Primary Example: HOLOTYPE NHMUK PV OR 36136
References
  • Beckett, H. Friedman, M (2015) The one that got away from Smith Woodward: cranial anatomy of Micrornatus revealed using computed microtomography

  • Casier, E. (1966) Fauna ichthyologique du London Clay. British Museum Natural History London, 1966, 1-496

  • Monsch, K (2005) Revision of the scombroid fishes from the Cenozoic of England

  • Raynor, Mitchell, Clouter (2009) London Clay Fossils of Kent and Essex